Collapsible Lightsaber Blade Plug

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Some ideas are doomed to gather dust in the annals of history. This is one of them. I caught wind of the collapsible, print-in-place swords and lightsabers that 3DPRINTINGWORD is crafting. As an ardent sabersmith myself, I thought "you could totally make a telescoping lightsaber blade extension from those" so I took action. I didn't reuse their original files, so this isn't a remix, but it's heavily influenced by 3DPRINTINGWORLD's original models. It should print in place. Honestly, it's a bit of a refined disappointment. You can't actually engage in a duel with it, and it doesn't really block out the light from a high-power LED when it's retracted, so it fails at both its primary functions. But I grew up with Phantom Menace era telescoping lightsaber toys, so it hits that nostalgia factor for me. Anyway, if you're going to try it, I recommend using either white or transparent PLA. The model should print all five tubes in place. I designed this to fit into any 1" blade prop saber emitter. There's only so much you can do with 2"/5cm of length, so I didn't see the point of making one for 7/8" blades. Line up the ridge on the outermost layer with your blade retention screw, tighten it a little, and then flick your wrist. Tadah, the blade extends about 20cm/8".